Car-fender.



N. H. TURNER.

GAR FENDER.

APPLIUATION FILED AUG.23, 1911.

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N. H. TURNER.

GAR FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 23,.1911.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

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NEWTON H. TURNER, OF ROYERSFORD, PENNSYLVANIA.

CAR-FENDER.

- App1ication filed August 23, 1911. Serial No. 645,484.

To all whom it may concern lie it known that I, Nnw'ron H. TURNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at ltoyersford, in the county of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania. have invented new and useful Improvements in Car- Fendcrs, of which the following is a spec-itication.

The invention relates to a car safety appliance, and more particularly to the class of safety guards for railway cars.

The primary object of the invent on is the provision of a safety guard for a railway car in which the wheels thereof will be shielded, so as to avoid the possibility of injury to the life of pedestrians or objects when upon the track, or at opposite sides thereof.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a guard of thischaracter in which the wheels will be shielded by means of combined front, rear and side guards or fenders. so that it will be practically impossible for the wheels to pass over a person in the path of movement of the car. or while standing at either side thereof while the same is in motion. or should such person accdentally fall while alighting from or stepping upon the car.

ifurther object of the invention is the provision of a guard of this character in which the front tender or section is under perfect control of the operator of the car, so that-the same may be readily and quickly lmvered into or approximately int-o contact with the rails when necessary. thereby obviating the possibility of a person struck by the car falling beneath the wheels thereof,

. and in this manner avoiding injury to the pended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 1s a side elevabody of such person, or the taking of life.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of guard which is simple in construction, readily and easily operated, and that may be mounted upon the trucks of railway cars, without altering the construction thereof, and also that is thoroughly reliable and eflicient in operation, and inexpensive in manufacture.

lVith these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of part-s, as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims' hereunto ap- Speeification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 5 and 6 designate the front and rear trucks, respectively, of an ordinary motor car, in

which are mounted the car wheels 7, the

same being fixed to axles 8 which extend lnto 1ournal or axle boxes 9 1n the usual well-known manner for lubricating the.

same. the axle boxes being fixed exteriorly of the truck frame. is supported the car body 10 which may be of any desirable style and construction.

The safety appliance comprises side guards or fenders 11 and 12. respectively,

the fenders or guards 11 being bolted or otherwise secured 'to the front truck and likewise the guards or fenders 12 are mounted upon the rear truck 6. so as to be dis posed at the outer sides of the car wheels '7. Each guard or fender is formed from a metallic body, the same being reticulated. so as to minimize the weight. thereof, without disturbing the strength of the same. the forward ends of the fenders or guards 11 being outwardly tapered, and are provided with angle-shaped slots 13 forming bearings for receiving the trunnions 14 projecting laterally from a front scoop-like fender, comprising a body having forwardly converging side walls 15, an open front 16, and a downwardly and forwardly curved combined back and bottom 17, the said front fender being controlled by the motorman orv operator of the car for the raising and lowering of the said fender, in a manner presently described.

Threaded in the rear ends of the side fenders or guards 11 are bolt members 18 which are adapted to secure end deflector guards or plates 19 to the said side fenders. the said guards 19 being inwardly directed, so as to intend in rear of the wheels 7 at Upon the truck frame 23, upon which is pivotally mounted a l ellthe rear of the front truck, while the front fender 1s rarried by and disposed fo1'\\ardl of the front wheels of said front truck.

These deflector guards or plates ll) are provided with slots for receiving the said bolt members 19. which, when worked home, will secure the said guards or plates upon the side fenders 11., and the same are designed to prevent persons from striking the wheels at the center of the (an and :llr'o for deflecting such persons out of the path of moren'lent of the wheels of said car while in motion.

Mounted in opposite ends of the side fenders or guards 19 upon the rear truck of the ear are bolt members 21, which are adapted to secure endwheel deflector guards or'plates 22 to the said side guards 12, these guards or plates '22 being in construction identical with the plates or guards 19. and are adapted to extend. inwardly beyond the front and rear wheels of the rear truck, so

as to prevent a person from falling in the pathof the wheels, during the travel of the car.

- It will be evident that the guards or plates 19 and 22 may be readily and easily detached from the side guards or fenders, if desired.

Secured beneath the platform of the car, near the forward endthereof, is a bracket crank lever 24 having the arms 25 and 26. Pivotally connected to thearm 25 and extending forwardly therefrom is a connecting rod 27, the forward end of whiclris pivotally connected to an ear 28 formed on the cross bar 29 of the front fender. Extending upwardly from the arm 26 is a rod 30 which projects through a suitable aperture in the plat-form terminating .at its upper end in a head 31,. lnterpose'd between said head and the platform is a spring 32 which normalty tends to raise the rod and maintain the fender in raised position. When the motorman or operator of the car sees person on the track and in danger of being struck by the car, he depresses the rod 30 with his foot, thereby moving the rod 27 forwardly and lowering the forward end of son will be caught in the front fender and prote eted from injury.

From the foregoing. taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought that the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood, without requiring; a more extended explanation. What is claimed is:

l. safety appliance for railway cars. comprising front and rear side guards adapted to be bolted to om'iosite sides of the front and rear trucks of acar. wheel guards detacl'iably fixed to the rear end ofthe front side guard and also the opposite ends of the rear side guard, and a manually controlled front fender pirotally connected to the forward ends of the front side guard.

2. A safety appliance for railway cars, comprising front and rear side guards adapted to bG'bOlt-Gtl to opposite sides of the front and rear trunks of a car, wheel guards detachaloly fixed to the rear end of the front side guard and also the opposite ends of the rear side guard. a manually controlled front fender pivotally connected to the forward ends of the front side guard. and means under the control of an operator for lowering the said front fender.

3. A safety appliance for railway ears, comprising front and rear side guards adapted to be bolted to opposite sides'of' the front and rear trucks of a car, wheel guards detachably fixed to the rear end of the front side guard and also the opposite ends of the rear side guard, a manually con-- trolled front fender pivotally connected to the forward ends of the front side guard, means vunder the control of an operator for lowering the. said front fender. and means normally holding the front fender elevated. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NEWVTON H. TURNER.

W itnesses EDGAR llfA'lTHEvVS, U. S. G. FINKBINER; 

